Injection mold



O. E. HERMANNS INJECTION uom:

Fnedmg. 9, 1947 @Ma/ a@ Eff Patented Dec. 26, 1950 n INJECTION MOLD Otto .'Hermanns, Akron, Ohio, assignor to The B. F. Goodrich Company, New York, N. Y., a

corporation of New York Application August 9, 1947, Serial No. 767,790

This invention relates to injection molding of thermoplastic material and more specifically to injection' molding of rubber articlesA and the elimination Of any rind or seam from'the molded product.

An object of this invention is to provide a sectional mold which is easily assembled and disassembled and which is suitable for injection feeding from a common injection nozzle to a multiplicity of cavities. It is a further object to so arrange the'cavities that the lnumber of necessary passages for the injectedrubber will be at a minimum.

These objects areattained by the' use 'of a multi-cavity, sectional mold that isjdesigned in such a manner that a minimum VVnumber of vfasteners is used to secure the sections in their proper position and that one radially extending passageway or gate suices foreach pair of cavity sections.

Such a mold may be morek completely described by referring to the accompanying drawing, in which a preferred' emb'odirnentof the invention is shown.

In Fig. 1, a top view of a mold is shown with four securing bolts spaced'equi-distant around the edge of the plate members;y

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectionon line 2-2 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectionon line 3=3 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of -theiinished ar ticle which may be produced in the mold.

The mold has a standard 31 which supports the lower clamping member I8. {Ihe upper and lower cavity members I5, I5, I6, IB are securedv in pairs and in an end-to-end abutting rela tionship by the upper and lower clamping members I3 and I8, respectively.v The upper and lower clamping membersIB and I8 are secured together by means of four -bolts 32, 32 and nuts 3|, 3|, and are also-provided withvslots 33, 33 at their periphery to facilitate prying these members apart in order to open the moldj.- Clampingv articulated gates I1, I1 extend out to the pairsof cavity members I5, I5, I6, I8. The gates.

I1, I1 are contained partially inupper clamping member I3 and partiallyin lowenclamping memberv I 8 and the two sem-ifcylindrical,sections make.

6 Claims. (Cl. 18-34) a complete lcylindrical passage when clamping members I3 and I8 are secured together. The flared portion I9 of the articulated gate I1 is divided by plate member 2l to form a divided passage, one division going to cavity member I5 andthe other to cavity member I6. Platemember 2l also serves to divide the pair of-cavity sections l5, I6. Plate member 2| is provided with a'hole at its center in which centering pin 34'may ybe inserted. Plate member 2I is cen' -member 2|, cavity members I5, I6, and upper and lower clamping members I3, I8 are so drilled that locking pin 35 may be placed in position as shown in Fig. 2. The helical shaped cores 23,23 are held in position by pin 34 and flatA screw plug 38. The outer end 36 of the helical core 23 is tapered and may be let into the flat screw plug 38. Flat screw plug 38 has a drilled' vent passage 22 which passes completely through' the screw at a point near the outer edge.

The mold may be assembled as follows: Lower` clamping member I8 withv the four press tted cavity sections I6, I'in position is placed on` standard 31. Flat screw plug 38 remains in place Lower helical core 23, withV the press fitted pin 34 in position, is then put' into place by inserting the tapered outer end as shown in Fig. 2.

3 6` inthe ilat screw plug 38 and gently tapping with a mallet Von the inner end of core 23. Plate member 2l is placed over pin 34 and then plate member 2|, cavity member I6, and lower cla-mping member I8 are positioned in proper relationship to each other so that pin 35 may be put into place. The four pins 39, 39 remain in cavity section I6 and help support plate member 2I These pins- 39, 39 form the four holes 40, 40 in.` The upper core 23 is:

the nished article 26. then placed over the pin 34. The upper clamping member I3 with the four press fitted cavity sections I5, I5 in position is then placed over the lower clamping member I8. Theupper clamping-member I3 and the lowerclamping member I8 are then secured together by means of four.

bolts 32, 32. The mold is now ready for use.

In one embodiment of my invention the mold described may be used as follows. An injection nozzle Il of an injection cylinder (not shown) may be placed in the receiving port I2 which is located preferably at the center of the upper of cavity members I5, I6. In Fig. 2 the injection nozzle I I is shown seated in the receiving port I2 of the mold.

The pre-heated rubber or other thermoplastic ls then injected under pressure through the nozzle II into the common gate I4 and then passes through the four articulated gates I1, I1 to the eight cavities I5, I5, I6, I6. Each. of the four articulatedv gates II, I'I flares out at the outer end to feed two of the cavity members simultaneously. For instance, gate I'I feeds both cavity member I5 and cavity member I6, the upper and lower cavities respectively of one of the four pairs of cavity members.

While the occluded air in the mold escapes through the exhaust ports 22, 22, the pre-heated rubber under pressure iills the eight cavity mem-1` In cavity member I5 the each cavity member to give the finished product 26 a longitudinal key `23 on either side.

When all eight cavity members are filled, the

mold and the injected rubber are heated to a` temperature at which the. rubber is vulcanized. After vulcanization the mold is opened and unloaded'. The four nuts 3l, 3l are removed from the four securingv bolts,v 32, 32. The upper and lower clamping members I3 and I8 are then pried open by inserting la bar in the two prying slots 3'3, 33.

When the upper and clamping members are separated, the helical cores- 23, 23 inthe finished rubber; articles 26, 26 remain in the respective cavity members I5, I5, I6, I6. The plate 2| and pin may easily be disassembled, and the helical core 23 may then be tapped on the outer tapered end 36 to effect removal of the core 23 and 1inished article 26 from the cavity member. The

nished article 26 may then be twisted off the` core'23.

Although a particular mold has been described, it should be noted that a single cavity mold or amold having any number of cavities in a similar arrangement as outlined may be used.V A multi` cavity mold of the type described is easily assembled and disassembled Abecause the number of fasteners.r has been reduced to a minimum through the use of clamping members which hold the abutting cavity members against each other. The resulting product needs very little trimming since the product has no rind. Such a sectional mold as the one described makes it possi-ble tov form relatively large finished. articlesV without the necessity of using large and cumbrous molds.

While I have herein disclosed certain specific embodiments of my invention,I I do not intend to limit myself solely thereto but to include all of the obvious modifications and variations falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

11 A sectional injection mold comprising a plupermit the formation of an individual molded' The rubber alsolls both the dovetailed keyways 21, 28 andA object in each said chamber, said clamping means including a passageway for supplying molding material to both said opposed chambers simultaneously at their point of junction.

2. A sectional injection mold comprising a plurality' of mold members, each said member having an elongated molding chamber, clamping means for clamping pairs of said members together with said chambers in opposing end-to-end relationship on a common axis, the parting line of saidmold lying between said opposed chambers and extending transversely to said common axis, and separator means for separating each said chamberirom. its opposed chamber to permit the formation of an individual molded object in each said chamber, said clamping means including a receiving port located equi-distant from each of said opposed molding chambers and branched gates leading from saidreceiving port to said molding chambers. f

3..A sectional injection mold comprising a .plurality of' mold members, each said member having anelongated molding chamber, clamping` means for clamping pairs of said members together with said chambers in opposing endt0-- end abutting relationship on a 'common axis,

the parting line of said mold lying, between said opposed chambers and transverse to their comgate communicating with-each pair of said chambers and separator means forseparating each` said chamber from its opposed chamber to permit the formation of an individual molded object eachsaid chamber, said separatormeans extending into and dividing said gate at the mouth of said gate. f

' 4. A mold comprising a plurality'of mold mem-fbers, each said mold member having an openfaced lmolding chamber, clamping means for clamping pairs of said members together withthe open faces of' said chambers in opposing re lationship, the parting line of said mold lying.'

between said opposed chambers, separatormeans for separating each said chamber from its op posed chamber to permit the formationof individual molded object' inv each said chamber, and means fior injecting-a molding material into both said opposed chambers simultaneouslyatsaid chambers in opposing relationship, the part-- ing line of said mold lying between said opposed chambers, separator means for separating each' said chamber from its opposed chamber to permit the formation of an individual molded object in each said chamber, said separator means engaging said core member and centering the core 'in said molding chamber, and means fori injecting a moldingjmaterial yinto both said'opposed chambers simultaneously at their point'of junction.

tionship and witn'sad 'pairs of mold members disposed radially equi-distant from a common f axis passing through said clamping members, the'.l

Y 2,535,132 5 6 parting line of said mold lying between said op- REFERENCES CITED posed chambers and between Said lampmg The following references are of record in the members, separator means for separating eacli me of this patent:

Said chamber from its opposed chamber Lo permit the formation of an individual molded ar- UNITED STATES PATENTS ticle in each said chamber, a port in one of said o Number Name Date clamping Y members disposed at said Common 750,406 Simon Jan. 26, 1904 axis, and a gate extending along the parting line 1,997,074 Novotny Apr. 9, 1935 of said mold from said port to each said pair of 2,217,661 Anderson Oct, 15, 1940 opposed molding chambers at their junction fOr l0 2,253,611 Davis Aug. 26, 1941 supplying molding to both Said opposed cham- 2,443,826 Johnson 1 June 22, 1948 bers simultaneously.

OTTO E. HERMANNS. 

